The colour choice that made Kate Middleton’s banquet look unmissable: a sunshine-yellow Elie Saab against the crimson and gold of St George’s Hall. Colour is a diplomatic instrument at state events, signalling warmth to the visiting nation, and the yellow gown performed that duty all evening — while also ensuring the famous chair-leg fold was visible in glorious technicolour.
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